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>>shepard: new pictures of president obama meeting with the afghanistan president karzai in afghanistan. he are the two leaders just before we are told they signed a strategic partnership agreement on the way year marking of the death of osama bin« laden. in neighboring pakistan. this week the defense department reported that pakistan remains "a safe haven," for militants. bin laden was living with his family near pakistan's version of west point we are told before forces killed him there, some american lawmakers accused pakistani army of playing both sides. both with al qaeda. and the united states. which all of the evidence indicates is exactly what they were doing. and, now we are learning that pakistanis have not answered one tough question: did their security forces protect the world's most wanted terrorist? keep in mind the united states has given to pakistan, listen now, we have given to pakistan $22 billion in united states taxpayer money over the past decade. $22 billion. to pakistan. and now, like from the site of the former home in pakistan. dominic? >>reporter: some element
>>shepard: new pictures of president obama meeting with the afghanistan president karzai in afghanistan. he are the two leaders just before we are told they signed a strategic partnership agreement on the way year marking of the death of osama bin« laden. in neighboring pakistan. this week the defense department reported that pakistan remains "a safe haven," for militants. bin laden was living with his family near pakistan's version of west point we are told before forces...
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troops cannot leave afghanistan. those kind of vacuums lead to terrorist safe havens. >> the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. a hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum of terrorists including isis and al-qaeda would instantly fill just as happed before september 11. >> the mix of u.s. forces on the ground will not change in any dramatic way. the president did not announce u.s. troops would be replaced with contractors as had been discussed. what's different is the pace and scope of overall pressure on this campaign. already this year airstrikes are up 181%, 1,984 bombs have been dropped so far this year. remember just a few years ago the u.s. had 100,000 troops in afghanistan and the taliban didn't negotiate then. secretary mattis issued a statement from jordan where he's travelling calling on the chairman of the joint chiefs to implement the president's strategy. the president said it's not a blank check. right now the government of afghanistan only controls 60% of the country. >> j
troops cannot leave afghanistan. those kind of vacuums lead to terrorist safe havens. >> the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. a hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum of terrorists including isis and al-qaeda would instantly fill just as happed before september 11. >> the mix of u.s. forces on the ground will not change in any dramatic way. the president did not announce u.s. troops would be replaced with contractors as had been discussed. what's...
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the policy that we had in afghanistan captured afghanistan in 1996. they kill men, they killed woman. they prevented woman to go to school. they prevented woman to be in society. the taliban -- this is taliban's policy ideology. i doubt it will change somebody's ideology. you are a judge, you are a kind woman. you are so generous and you have a lot of experience as a woman, as a judge. what do you think -- what is your judgment about somebody that has a dark and very, very negative experience and repetition? of course today's kids tomorrow's future. kids are like sponge. kids have a lot of like expectation. united states supposed to bring some opportunity for them. united states supposed to raise the program for refugee visa numbers for afghanistan people. the thousands of people outside the airport right now. they sleep nighttime and daytime. and they are waiting to leave the country. why the people suffered all the time. this is more than 20 years. and the people suffered. why? i don't know what game is played in afghanistan. why stand * doesn't hav
the policy that we had in afghanistan captured afghanistan in 1996. they kill men, they killed woman. they prevented woman to go to school. they prevented woman to be in society. the taliban -- this is taliban's policy ideology. i doubt it will change somebody's ideology. you are a judge, you are a kind woman. you are so generous and you have a lot of experience as a woman, as a judge. what do you think -- what is your judgment about somebody that has a dark and very, very negative experience...
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afghanistan. he reported live in afghanistan following the attacks on 9-11. this time around what will the taliban returning to control mean? >> i remember 20 years ago being in a tent on top of a dirt fort. thinking america will come and build roads and pave them and we will have the internet and it will be great. 20 years later the taliban is coming back. i was able to come and go. for those who put l lives on the line the u.s. gave a generation of afghans freedom. i was over there a year ago. there were young men and especially women in college. they would not have done that under the taliban. we gave them 20 years of freedom. they have will a fight ahead of them. >> sandra: thank you very much for your coverage of afghanistan. a look back at your reporting of that. to give this date september 11th to withdrawal all u.s. troops from afghanistan, your thoughts on that? >> it's a mixed date. it's hard to imagine that things went south so badly and we have been there 20 years. one thing i saw that
afghanistan. he reported live in afghanistan following the attacks on 9-11. this time around what will the taliban returning to control mean? >> i remember 20 years ago being in a tent on top of a dirt fort. thinking america will come and build roads and pave them and we will have the internet and it will be great. 20 years later the taliban is coming back. i was able to come and go. for those who put l lives on the line the u.s. gave a generation of afghans freedom. i was over there a...
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afghanistan. it's a tough time. and we get it thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. fox news "fox news primetime" hosted this week by will cain starts right now. hey, will. >> will: hey, bret. thank you so much. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." ♪ i'm will kaine and technically when you talk out of both side of your mouth it means you give different parkways in different situations. but for president joe biden it means you will give a different opinion and different although back-to-back sentences of the very same speech. for the past 72 hours, during one of the most embarrassing episodes in american history, president biden was hunkered down like a threatened afghan translator, hiding from the news the taliban was taking over afghanistan. we watched on sunday worried we might see demoralizing images, reminiscent of the retreat from saigon with would be refugees hanging to helicopter skids. and woke
afghanistan. it's a tough time. and we get it thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. fox news "fox news primetime" hosted this week by will cain starts right now. hey, will. >> will: hey, bret. thank you so much. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." ♪ i'm will kaine and technically when you talk out of both side of your mouth it means you give different parkways in...
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troops will be out of afghanistan. here's senate minority leader mitch mcconnell just this morning. >> bizarrely they have decided to do so by september 11th. apparently we're to help our adversaries ring in the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks by gift wrapping the country and handing it back to them. >> the white house press secretary was just asked during the briefing if there was any chance the president would reconsider if conditions on the ground in afghanistan change. she said no. so the president is set on this and he just really laid out the case that he believes it's time to focus on the threat of 2021 and not 2001. shift the united states's focus from afghanistan to countries like russia and china. one more thing, martha. if you look back ten years ago, vice president biden went to baghdad to preside over a ceremony commemorating the end of the u.s. military involvement in iraq. we know what happened after that. isis came in, took over large portions of the country and more u.s. troops had to go back in to ira
troops will be out of afghanistan. here's senate minority leader mitch mcconnell just this morning. >> bizarrely they have decided to do so by september 11th. apparently we're to help our adversaries ring in the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks by gift wrapping the country and handing it back to them. >> the white house press secretary was just asked during the briefing if there was any chance the president would reconsider if conditions on the ground in afghanistan change. she said...
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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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we saw in afghanistan. he didn't rush to remove every single person out of afghanistan. in fact i remember a few years ago he dropped a big bomb on top of those people. when they were organizing for another offensive against the afghan soldiers and our soldiers. what do you say to president biden and his surrogates, we just picked up the plan that trump put together, we have no choice. >> thank you, mark, that absurd, i spent 1461 days in white house, the reason we wanted to withdraw from afghanistan to on onthe -- pivot to face china, it was an emerging threat and russia. for two years we thought our way through it the last two we went into execution mode, 18 months ago in february, we came up with a plan to remove ourselves from afghanistan. and very measured. we came up with certain conditions down the line, when they were met, we would continue to withdraw forces. the final gate that we had, we would meet was an intra-afghan agreement between the taliban and ghani government, we would have a -- have a government reconciliation with a orders transfer of power. to ensu
we saw in afghanistan. he didn't rush to remove every single person out of afghanistan. in fact i remember a few years ago he dropped a big bomb on top of those people. when they were organizing for another offensive against the afghan soldiers and our soldiers. what do you say to president biden and his surrogates, we just picked up the plan that trump put together, we have no choice. >> thank you, mark, that absurd, i spent 1461 days in white house, the reason we wanted to withdraw from...
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forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement. >> look, >> i don't have a lot of time. was it a false statement to the american people? >> i won't categorize the statement. >> was that a false statement by the president of the united states? you don't have a duty to cover for the president when he is not telling the truth. was that a false statement or not. >> i've given you my opinion on the matter and my judgment. >> i think we all know it was a false statement. that's number one. president also said if there is an american citizen left behind in afghanistan, the military is going to stay until we get them out. general milley, was that statement -- did that statement turn out to be true or untrue by the president? >> i think that was the intent but we gave him a recommendation on the 25th of august to terminate
forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement. >> look, >> i don't have a lot of time. was it a false statement to the american people? >> i won't categorize the statement. >> was that a false statement by the president of the united states? you don't have a duty to...
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withdrawal from afghanistan with the deadline for all american service members to leave afghanistan by september 11th. the central command says that the drawdown is more than 90% complete now, but as the u.s. leaves, while the taliban for the right grow. congresswoman nancy mase joins us now a member of the veterans affairs committee, and the surge in afghanistan as the u.s. continues to withdraw congresswoman and what we expect to hear from president biden bottom of this hour as he speaks from the white house is a diplomatic solution, he is expected to pitch, how do you see this going so far, and what is your criticism of the white house with this withdrawal? >> i want to praise the administration for the withdrawal in afghanistan, because this was a policy that president trump supported. i came from a family of veterans, and serving to date that get deployed frequently, one of the things that i think it's a forgotten fact and figure in the troop withdrawal is that we have the department of defense has 16,000 contractors still in afghanistan, and they will remain there. 634 of those a
withdrawal from afghanistan with the deadline for all american service members to leave afghanistan by september 11th. the central command says that the drawdown is more than 90% complete now, but as the u.s. leaves, while the taliban for the right grow. congresswoman nancy mase joins us now a member of the veterans affairs committee, and the surge in afghanistan as the u.s. continues to withdraw congresswoman and what we expect to hear from president biden bottom of this hour as he speaks from...
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is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. i take responsibility for the decision. it was time to end this war. >> the president claimed his predecessor, donald trump, and said 90% of americans who wanted to leave got out. the white house corrected him and said was 98%. either way those stranded americans face and certain future under the rule of the taliban who scooped up us weapons and aircraft paid for by us taxpayers left behind. >> he called is an extraordinary success but 12 marines and one sailor did the did not need to die is not a success. hundreds of americans left behind, thousands more condemned to death under the taliban is not a success. this is a fiasco and a humiliating failure. >> reporter: a large bipartisan group of lawmakers is attempting to award the congressional gold medal to those 13 us service members were killed and that terror attack. last week. jillian: thank you. todd: as washington wakes up a dark cloud figuratively
is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. i take responsibility for the decision. it was time to end this war. >> the president claimed his predecessor, donald trump, and said 90% of americans who wanted to leave got out. the white house corrected him and said was 98%. either way those stranded americans face and certain future under the rule of the taliban who scooped up us weapons and aircraft paid for by us...
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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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from afghanistan, leaving americans >> welcome, everyone. we will cover the moral cowardice, the idiotic plan, for a president that is clearly not fit to lead this country are t tonight on. >> we are going to get them all out. >> we do take c
from afghanistan, leaving americans >> welcome, everyone. we will cover the moral cowardice, the idiotic plan, for a president that is clearly not fit to lead this country are t tonight on. >> we are going to get them all out. >> we do take c
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let me now turn to afghanistan. yesterday he opened his remarks with his domestic spending rather than the chaotic situation unfolding in afghanistan. critics are slamming the president at a minimum as tone deaf. it took a more than five minute to make that turn and start talking about the afghanistan crisis. at the end of the rest of the 1 minute speech, reporters including our own peter ducey try to ask questions, but the president left them hanging for the second day in a row. >> thank you. >> mister president can you guarantee every american will b out before the troops leave? >> are you going to have the g7 meeting. what you make of his and refusa to engage with reporters in who is advising him on his silence? >> first and foremost on the bringing up the budget that the big spending budget that the democrats passed, i get it, i'm not criticizing him for that freight as a republican, i'm focused on afghanistan i oppose what he's doing with domestic spending, but he has a democratic audience who doesn't want to t
let me now turn to afghanistan. yesterday he opened his remarks with his domestic spending rather than the chaotic situation unfolding in afghanistan. critics are slamming the president at a minimum as tone deaf. it took a more than five minute to make that turn and start talking about the afghanistan crisis. at the end of the rest of the 1 minute speech, reporters including our own peter ducey try to ask questions, but the president left them hanging for the second day in a row. >> thank...
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al qaeda is gone from afghanistan? president biden stated at united nations this nation is no longer at war, is it your personal view that al qaeda is no longer at war with us? start with to the right, general. >> i believe al qaeda is in afghanistan, i believe they have aspirations to reconstitute and if they develop the capability, i believe they have aspirations to strike. too early in the process, senator to determine the capability, but i believe -- >> do you believe the personal view stated al qaeda is no longer at war with us right now? okay. >> i think al qaeda is at war with the united states still and never has not been. >> thank you. does withdrawal from afghanistan increase or decrease likelihood of al qaeda or isis attack on the u.s. homeland? >> you asking me, senator? >> sure. >> my view is that it makes it much more difficult for us to conduct intelligence surveillance, functions and we can strike from anywhere in the world, define fix function, it is more difficult. we can still do it, not impossible,
al qaeda is gone from afghanistan? president biden stated at united nations this nation is no longer at war, is it your personal view that al qaeda is no longer at war with us? start with to the right, general. >> i believe al qaeda is in afghanistan, i believe they have aspirations to reconstitute and if they develop the capability, i believe they have aspirations to strike. too early in the process, senator to determine the capability, but i believe -- >> do you believe the...
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in afghanistan. >> reporter: is more afghans arrive in the us we are learning more from the department of homeland security about the vetting process. is forgetting americans another afghans out without us forces on the ground the white house is focused on help from the taliban and. >> did not reduce sanctions or significant restrictions on access to the financial system. they would judge the taliban by their actions with any steps we take moving forward. >> the white house continues to be leave the us will hold sway over the taliban and years ahead. >> if you've noticed something in the coverage of afghanistan i think we would all agree by and large the media asked tough questions even though it chipped away at president biden and the white house's credibility to handle a major geopolitical situation but they did ask the questions. that said when it comes to this controversial phone call with the afghan president we have seen that cocoon forming once again around president biden. here's what mike hu
in afghanistan. >> reporter: is more afghans arrive in the us we are learning more from the department of homeland security about the vetting process. is forgetting americans another afghans out without us forces on the ground the white house is focused on help from the taliban and. >> did not reduce sanctions or significant restrictions on access to the financial system. they would judge the taliban by their actions with any steps we take moving forward. >> the white house...
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afghanistan we may go back very soon. the whole speech was thoroughly disorienting. apparently he's under the impression that we've lost electrical power. we completed with a large airlifts in history.ntwe this number is more than double of what most experts thought wa possible. no nation has ever done and you can like this and all of e history. only the us has the capacity an the will to do what we did and we did it today.. the extraordinary success of this mission was due to incredible skill bravery and selfless courage. no nation in history has ever been if you like this. he didn't mean it like this. he acted as if this was the berlin airlift. the invention of yellow pants. it was a triumph of american will. fifty years from now your grandchildren will celebrate. my ancestors did this i think. it was demented it was literall demented over at the white hous they seem to believe every word of this. they are losing consciousness because they are so afraid. here he continues. >> the bottom line is 90 percen of the american
afghanistan we may go back very soon. the whole speech was thoroughly disorienting. apparently he's under the impression that we've lost electrical power. we completed with a large airlifts in history.ntwe this number is more than double of what most experts thought wa possible. no nation has ever done and you can like this and all of e history. only the us has the capacity an the will to do what we did and we did it today.. the extraordinary success of this mission was due to incredible skill...
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from afghanistan? >> absolutely. as you know we increased our footprint in afghanistan over time and then we -- >> but not complete withdrawal. that's different. i'm talking about zero. down to zero. >> correct. >> this would be the first time this november 11th order would have been the first asked for a withdrawal to zero? >> that's correct. >> to your knowledge. >> to my knowledge. >> from a president or anything. got it. from any president i should say. thank you. just to get timeline set. general mckenzie you testified the 2500, the recommendation and discuss you had about 2500 troops, was that for a particular set of missions and did those missions change therefore that 2500 became 650 became zero? >> when we looked at the 2500 number, we were looking at a force that would have the ability to do very limited advise and assist at a high level in logistic management for the afghans but functioning at very high levels. that's the force we wanted to continue to keep on the ground. as we went down and looked at goin
from afghanistan? >> absolutely. as you know we increased our footprint in afghanistan over time and then we -- >> but not complete withdrawal. that's different. i'm talking about zero. down to zero. >> correct. >> this would be the first time this november 11th order would have been the first asked for a withdrawal to zero? >> that's correct. >> to your knowledge. >> to my knowledge. >> from a president or anything. got it. from any president i...
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troop withdrawal from afghanistan. resignation, 11 are pushing for impeachment. 3 have brought up the 25th amendment which provides for the vice president to replace an incapacitated president. back with them now republican congressman and afghan war veteran brian mast, house foreign affairs committee. congressman, where are you at in this, do you push for the 25th amendment, do you push for impeachment, what's your solution? congressman: i think all 3 of these are realistic options if this were not the most partisan world that we lived in. no member of the cabinet is going to push for the 25th amendment so i would say that one is out. impeachment is absolutely something that should be considered i would say no less than 10,000 counts of reckless endangerment, all of the american lives over there, that's the minimum which is actually a real crime. beyond that as i said already, we absolutely need to look at what is the truth about the phone call with afghany president and we know the taliban is a sworn enemy of america
troop withdrawal from afghanistan. resignation, 11 are pushing for impeachment. 3 have brought up the 25th amendment which provides for the vice president to replace an incapacitated president. back with them now republican congressman and afghan war veteran brian mast, house foreign affairs committee. congressman, where are you at in this, do you push for the 25th amendment, do you push for impeachment, what's your solution? congressman: i think all 3 of these are realistic options if this...
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forces in afghanistan. overnight, we received a photo of taliban militants coming to the door of his home, literally hunting him down. thankfully, he was able to escape, but he is obviously still in mortal danger. what would be your message to jicama his wife, into his three young daughters. >> we want you to be able to ge to the airport. contact us, we will see what we can do to get you there. we have got to get you out. we are committed to deal with you, your wife, and your children to get all three of yo out of afghanistan. that is the commitment. meredith lee. >> you mentioned just now using every resource available for evacuations, why haven't you ordered the military to expand the security perimeter around the airport? you have any plans to do so tha will likely require more u.s. troops, and are you considering rescue operations to recover americans and afghan allies stuck behind taliban checkpoints ? to get the last answer is yes t the last question considering every opportunity in every mean by whic
forces in afghanistan. overnight, we received a photo of taliban militants coming to the door of his home, literally hunting him down. thankfully, he was able to escape, but he is obviously still in mortal danger. what would be your message to jicama his wife, into his three young daughters. >> we want you to be able to ge to the airport. contact us, we will see what we can do to get you there. we have got to get you out. we are committed to deal with you, your wife, and your children to...
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what about getting those americans out of afghanistan? >> i'm not going to come into my propheticals. i will stay focused on the task at hand which is getting as many people out as rapidly as possible and we will take that day by day. we asked them to come to be a particular on flights and take them home, that's what we intend to do. >> don't worry about the taliban people attacking everyone on the way. of yours ago, the diplomatic national security sector, trying to clarify in a tweet claiming what he meant to say was the intent and they will get all americans who want to leave out of afghanistan. maybe leave with that next time around. that was the only shocking revelation today. apparently are most experienced foreign policy president ever was so busy trying to figure out how to use those tv remotes at camp david that he had not spoken to another world leader during the crisis that he helped create. >> is not it spoken to any other world leaders. myself, secretary blinken, several members of the team have been engaged on a regular basi
what about getting those americans out of afghanistan? >> i'm not going to come into my propheticals. i will stay focused on the task at hand which is getting as many people out as rapidly as possible and we will take that day by day. we asked them to come to be a particular on flights and take them home, that's what we intend to do. >> don't worry about the taliban people attacking everyone on the way. of yours ago, the diplomatic national security sector, trying to clarify in a...
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it was shocking when we heard troops were already being pulled out of afghanistan. everybody knew you were going to have to pull troops out before august 30 first to meet the deadline. you can't pull 6000 out in a matter of moments but was upsetting to a lot of people because for the people there who do feel trapped and stranded like they don't have a way out they know it is a death sentence and when we heard reporters ask if there was a last call for americans on the ground the administration didn't have an answer on that and i found it disturbing because people want to know the timeline arab against. august 30 first a reporter in the white house briefing room asking jen psaki when on the 30 first, that is a full day of the difference. carley: it is eight hours earlier in afghanistan than it is in america so you're dealing with the thirtieth and it is going to be before then. i appreciate the administration is saying there are threats they are receiving. they have reason to believe each day is an added risk to our troops. there is a growing risk of an attack from i
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this one on afghanistan. he's expected to announce a new military strategy in that country that will include a surge of 4,000 american troops. will it work and will congress and the american public buy it? douglas mcgregor is a retired colonel, john davidson joins us tonight as well. so colonel, from what you know of what the president is going to announce tonight, do you think it's sufficient to meet whatever goal we have in afghanistan? >> no. i think we're going to watch donald trump transform in real time on television into barack obama. he's going to essentially do what barack obama did several years ago, capitulate to what the generals want and what the washington establishment prefers, which is to continue the long war. this time instead of 40,000 troops, it's 4,000. you can send 600,000 and would change nothing on the ground in afghanistan. >> so john, this doesn't sound like something that the president during the campaign would have been for. do you sense that his view afghanistan has changed a lot
this one on afghanistan. he's expected to announce a new military strategy in that country that will include a surge of 4,000 american troops. will it work and will congress and the american public buy it? douglas mcgregor is a retired colonel, john davidson joins us tonight as well. so colonel, from what you know of what the president is going to announce tonight, do you think it's sufficient to meet whatever goal we have in afghanistan? >> no. i think we're going to watch donald trump...
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first, afghanistan. we could not have a higher priority right now. >> sandra: sort of a cringeworthy moment when you consider what is happening in afghanistan right now, particularly the story that a mother shares. "the new york post" highlights her story this morning. mom's pure terror as her child was trampled. amid the chaos, "i could not save her." that chaos is going on there. we have not seen kamala harris speak on this. she was pressed by reporters on the grounds, and she laughed. i just want to get your reaction. >> while, the administration's struggles and how it has talked about this issue from the get-go, trying to use september 11th as a book and by which point we would be out in their original decision and the announcement back in april. to me, that was reflective of the dilemma here, that this is a tragedy, and we cannot speak of it in any other way. i have to tell you, somewhat relieved at the relatively limited amount of bloodshed. if there is any small silver lining. that would be it. bu
first, afghanistan. we could not have a higher priority right now. >> sandra: sort of a cringeworthy moment when you consider what is happening in afghanistan right now, particularly the story that a mother shares. "the new york post" highlights her story this morning. mom's pure terror as her child was trampled. amid the chaos, "i could not save her." that chaos is going on there. we have not seen kamala harris speak on this. she was pressed by reporters on the...
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and what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan. it will spill out into the region and it will follow us home. so if his criteria, we don't get involved in civil strife, north and south korea, colombia, philippines, we can go down to list. we could have done so -- i remind people that we went in with less than 100 special forces backed by american air power working with afghans on the ground. so what's the policy now going forward? are we going to allow this hot bed of terrorism to fester until it becomes so bad we lose so many soldiers going back again but this time with no local allies, no bases and let this cancer spread and become far worse and i'm hearing crickets from the administration on that point on what next. mike: there's reporting from axios that mark milley is saying terror threat to the u.s. has to go up basically based on the taliban resurging its power in afghanistan. any talk in the conference call on threat level here at home? congressman: nothing. frustratingly the conference call was cut short. i don't think the
and what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan. it will spill out into the region and it will follow us home. so if his criteria, we don't get involved in civil strife, north and south korea, colombia, philippines, we can go down to list. we could have done so -- i remind people that we went in with less than 100 special forces backed by american air power working with afghans on the ground. so what's the policy now going forward? are we going to allow this hot bed of terrorism to...
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he did neither and afghanistan. we got a man will live china to become most effective actor on the world stage right now for what's going on in the taliban in afghanistan, billings and trillions of dollars with resources the taliban wants. not only that, hunter biden china started investing in the joe biden very early on after they decided perhaps they would decimate our economy later on through covid in the wuhan bible leak if we believe the reporting period joe biden cannot leave this nation, it's become so problematic american lives have been lost, something would probably would not have seen in the previous administration 13 soldiers killed. this is an issue americans need to look at closely. >> contrary to the white house, there are hundreds of americans stranded there. let's listen to the secretary of state and what the plan is. >> we are in constant contact with americans who remain in afghanistan and don't wish to leave. most of the remaining american citizens home is afghanistan and extended family clips th
he did neither and afghanistan. we got a man will live china to become most effective actor on the world stage right now for what's going on in the taliban in afghanistan, billings and trillions of dollars with resources the taliban wants. not only that, hunter biden china started investing in the joe biden very early on after they decided perhaps they would decimate our economy later on through covid in the wuhan bible leak if we believe the reporting period joe biden cannot leave this nation,...
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afghanistan is their home. they have extended families and it's very, very hard for them to make that decision. that's the group we are working with. what also happens is, people will identify themselves, including since the end of the evacuation, as american citizens in afghanistan who wish to leave. so they get added to the picture. we get information from you, ngos, other groups, veterans groups about people reporting to be americans in afghanistan. we seek to contact them and engage and find out if they are in afghanistan and if they want to leave. this is a picture that will continue to change over time. that's the rough population of that we are working with right now. >> thank you. next question. i know the trump administration, that there were 2500 troops remaining with less than five months to complete the withdrawal. at any time did the biden administration consider whether to renegotiate the deal with taliban? >> the taliban made abundantly clear in many public statements, private statements to us, t
afghanistan is their home. they have extended families and it's very, very hard for them to make that decision. that's the group we are working with. what also happens is, people will identify themselves, including since the end of the evacuation, as american citizens in afghanistan who wish to leave. so they get added to the picture. we get information from you, ngos, other groups, veterans groups about people reporting to be americans in afghanistan. we seek to contact them and engage and...
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we believe that the al qaeda that is in afghanistan in the al qaeda that could resurge in grow in afghanistan would be a threat to the united states also. that is the logic in the rationale. i also believe, i would have liked to have heard from the president dealing with the emergency evacuation that's taken place, the horror show we are all watching. we're seen and very strong determined commitment from him that we will complete this evacuation. not just the thousands of americans and other foreign nationals who are there mostly our european allies in help tha evacuation, but we will complet the evacuation of the thousands of afghans whose lives are in jeopardy that are on a list tha the taliban has and are currently going door-to-door to try to find those people. those people, many of them are at the airport or train to get to that airport in we should absolutely, the military to finish that exercise, not just american civilians in other foreign nationals, but the afghan people whose lives are absolutely on the line. >> general, the collapse of the government surprised many. and i know we w
we believe that the al qaeda that is in afghanistan in the al qaeda that could resurge in grow in afghanistan would be a threat to the united states also. that is the logic in the rationale. i also believe, i would have liked to have heard from the president dealing with the emergency evacuation that's taken place, the horror show we are all watching. we're seen and very strong determined commitment from him that we will complete this evacuation. not just the thousands of americans and other...
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yes, abandoned in afghanistan. thousands of our vulnerable afghan allies probably well over 10,000. 13 dead american heroes are
yes, abandoned in afghanistan. thousands of our vulnerable afghan allies probably well over 10,000. 13 dead american heroes are
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we had 2500 troops in afghanistan. we now have 7,000 troops in afghanistan, maria, to try to get americans out. so we have almost 3 times as many troops in afghanistan to get out of afghanistan as we had when joe biden announced we were getting out of afghanistan. nothing can probably better indicate the incompetence of joe biden of executing the withdrawal and then when you talk about bagram air base, the chairman of the joint chiefs made it pretty clear the other day that the military was given a maximum troop level that they can have in afghanistan starting july 1 and to control both the embassy and the airport as well as bagram required more troops and they were not allowed to have the troops there. they had to shut down bagram. why would they shot down bagram? massive air base where we have ability to sustain thousands of troops and afghans with multiple runways, you have to wonder, joe biden who has mistrusted military leaders didn't want the air base to be open, whether that was on purpose or in effect it meant
we had 2500 troops in afghanistan. we now have 7,000 troops in afghanistan, maria, to try to get americans out. so we have almost 3 times as many troops in afghanistan to get out of afghanistan as we had when joe biden announced we were getting out of afghanistan. nothing can probably better indicate the incompetence of joe biden of executing the withdrawal and then when you talk about bagram air base, the chairman of the joint chiefs made it pretty clear the other day that the military was...
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out of afghanistan. there's afghanistan fatigue in the u.s. the also is absorb ised right now in this worsening health crisis with the pandemic. so the administration said, look, if we'd stayed on, we would have just gotten into more ground combat with the taliban and nobody wanted that. arthel: yeah, but it's not about staying there, it's how we left. look what's happening. look what we're playing on the screen right now. let me move on though, john bussey, and i want to play more sound, this time from congressman michael mccaul on warnings about the taliban leading up to the u.s. withdrawal. let's take a listen. >> for months we've been warning, ambassador crocker and i wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" about what we need to do now to save the intercepters, what we need to do to have disturb interpreters, what we need to do to have our isr capabilities in the region. now we are going dark? they totally blew this one with. they completely underestimated the strength of taliban, and yet the state department, secretary blinken, "the politi
out of afghanistan. there's afghanistan fatigue in the u.s. the also is absorb ised right now in this worsening health crisis with the pandemic. so the administration said, look, if we'd stayed on, we would have just gotten into more ground combat with the taliban and nobody wanted that. arthel: yeah, but it's not about staying there, it's how we left. look what's happening. look what we're playing on the screen right now. let me move on though, john bussey, and i want to play more sound, this...
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in 2021, well, there is a crisis in afghanistan. but again, that distinction between migrant and refugee -- refugee has to have a well-founded fear of persecution, and either the kind of process they have to go through. every afghan who faces a tragedy, including afghans born in iran, meaning they never set foot in "war-ravaged" afghanistan cometh every single one of those is an refugee, then the entire population of vast swaths of the earth should be granted asylum in western and northern europe. that is a crazy idea. >> tucker: we trust the taliban to ensure the safe passage of americans out of afghanistan, but we also think they are so repressive that everyone who lives in afghanistan has a right to come here. does not make sense, as you point out. sohrab ahmari, a reporter and a thinker in one. great to see you. appreciate it. >> thanks, tucker. >> tucker: well, as kabul felt, we decided to talk to her old friend, who out of nowhere told us an amazing story about how his life and the life of joe biden intersected in afghanistan.
in 2021, well, there is a crisis in afghanistan. but again, that distinction between migrant and refugee -- refugee has to have a well-founded fear of persecution, and either the kind of process they have to go through. every afghan who faces a tragedy, including afghans born in iran, meaning they never set foot in "war-ravaged" afghanistan cometh every single one of those is an refugee, then the entire population of vast swaths of the earth should be granted asylum in western and...
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and afghanistan too. we will attempt to use every measure of tool and influence we have along with our international allies and partners to alleviate the burden that those women and girls will face in the days ahead. we are absolutely, resolutely committed to that. >> the taliban has legitimate governing power of afghanistan right now? >> jake: right now there is a chaotic situation in kabul where we do not even have the establishment of a governing authority, so it would be really premature to address that question. ultimately, it's going to be after the taliban to show the rest of the world who they are and how they intend to proceed. the track record has not been good, but it's premature to address the question at this point. >> committed to safe passage to the airport, but our reporting is that instead of checkpoints, people are being being the and wept when they tried to cross, and some flights are leaving nearly empty as a result. when do you expect them to stop? >> jake: two things about that. firs
and afghanistan too. we will attempt to use every measure of tool and influence we have along with our international allies and partners to alleviate the burden that those women and girls will face in the days ahead. we are absolutely, resolutely committed to that. >> the taliban has legitimate governing power of afghanistan right now? >> jake: right now there is a chaotic situation in kabul where we do not even have the establishment of a governing authority, so it would be really...
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pilots have flown into afghanistan for years say it is impossible. the military, it is a total breakdown and to have this administration be tone deaf to those pleas, they wouldn't extend the time for questioning because it wasn't important enough yesterday. we have seen the visuals. looked at the barbed wire, children standing and dirty water. where are the human rights groups for women when you see the beatings we saw yesterday on some of the shows, what about the ak-47s, they had assault rifles. the silence is deafening and to have kamala harris talk about christmas shopping, i don't get it. america is weaker and flown the white flag. carley: where is the vice president when it comes to the beatings of women and the fact they may not be able to go back to work or school, a new poll shows the president's approval rating has dropped to 41% and his approval over handling of the afghanistan situation is at 25%. politics is a whole driven business. how do you think the president is going to respond to these new numbers? >> he won't respond. it is optics
pilots have flown into afghanistan for years say it is impossible. the military, it is a total breakdown and to have this administration be tone deaf to those pleas, they wouldn't extend the time for questioning because it wasn't important enough yesterday. we have seen the visuals. looked at the barbed wire, children standing and dirty water. where are the human rights groups for women when you see the beatings we saw yesterday on some of the shows, what about the ak-47s, they had assault...
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before the collapse of afghanistan we had 2,000 isis fighters in afghanistan. they are largely taliban guys who switched over to isis when isis established that caliphate in iraq and syria and became such an iconic, barbaric organization and thought they would get more money and recruiting and the eyed ohology is different. they are largely taliban guys who became isis. what happened is when the taliban released everybody from the detention centers where the terrorists are, al qaeda got out, taliban got out and so did isis people. there are a few hundred more of those who have returned to their hideaways inside of afghanistan. so a credible threat is a suicide bombing incident somewhere in the vicinity near the airport and it's what has produced the actions that we're concerned about. >> bill: thank you. speak to you soon. giving us the lay of the land. >> dana: one of the things the chief of staff you talked about the white house trying to spin the numbers, right? if you listen to any of the -- it's a constant stream of numbers. who can keep up with it? call f
before the collapse of afghanistan we had 2,000 isis fighters in afghanistan. they are largely taliban guys who switched over to isis when isis established that caliphate in iraq and syria and became such an iconic, barbaric organization and thought they would get more money and recruiting and the eyed ohology is different. they are largely taliban guys who became isis. what happened is when the taliban released everybody from the detention centers where the terrorists are, al qaeda got out,...
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and our troops have departed afghanistan. and new chapter of america's engagement with afghanistan has begun. it's one in which we'll lead with our diplomacy. the military mission is over. a new diplomatic mission has begun. so, here's our plan for the days and weeks ahead. first, we built a new team to help lead this new mission. as of today, we suspended our diplomatic balance kabul and transferred our operations to doha, qatar, which will soon be formerlily notified to congress. given the uncertain security environment and political situation in afghanistan, it was the prudent step to take. and let me take this opportunity to thank our outstanding it charge ambassador ross wilson who came out of retirement in january 2020 to lead our embassy in afghanistan and done exceptional courageous work during a highly challenging time. for the time being, we will use this post in doha to manage our diplomacy with afghanistan including counselor affairs, administering humanitarian systems and working with allies, partners and regiona
and our troops have departed afghanistan. and new chapter of america's engagement with afghanistan has begun. it's one in which we'll lead with our diplomacy. the military mission is over. a new diplomatic mission has begun. so, here's our plan for the days and weeks ahead. first, we built a new team to help lead this new mission. as of today, we suspended our diplomatic balance kabul and transferred our operations to doha, qatar, which will soon be formerlily notified to congress. given the...
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there is a school called the american university of afghanistan. most of the funding, these are prime targets for the taliban and. and many of them boarded a bus, on getting to the airport and get out. the last rescue flight had departed because they stay in the country and many of them felt that email was a death sentence. listen to what one of them told jillian last hour. >> they do something with us as they -- >> all of the dreams of shattered in the blink of an eye. >> to make matters worse, the us military shared a list of their names and passport information with the taliban and. one wonders what the taliban is going to do with that information. >> it was so tragic, she said at the end, with their education. what they are proud to be getting over there. their dreams are just dreams now. >> on the security know the taliban attacked a school in 2016, killed 15 people, 7 students, this is a real threat. neil: jen psaki has not read washington post report she should have read by now. jillian: amid the rapid collapse of the afghan government, pres
there is a school called the american university of afghanistan. most of the funding, these are prime targets for the taliban and. and many of them boarded a bus, on getting to the airport and get out. the last rescue flight had departed because they stay in the country and many of them felt that email was a death sentence. listen to what one of them told jillian last hour. >> they do something with us as they -- >> all of the dreams of shattered in the blink of an eye. >> to...
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join don't go to afghanistan. how complicit you want to be a question mark it down because our people are stranded with their families. there are people that we care about us also. we've not talked about any of this. twitter. why don't like us? >> kayleigh: it's a great question on a run also. around is no better than the taliban on women. "we did not find those things to violate our terms of service because we consider them safe or rattling which is part of the speech of world world leaders in concert with other countries." >> harris: when i considered that the white house put an appeal out or give authorization for the vaccine, i got stickered it, threatened. i was like what? i'm at journalist. it's a question. >> emily: here's what so troubling. what it does is ensure dependency on it being inchoate. it means that there is dependency on not following through. so my twitter is making the determination that they do not mean it. it is saber rattling. it will not lead to action. to the recruitment going on for the
join don't go to afghanistan. how complicit you want to be a question mark it down because our people are stranded with their families. there are people that we care about us also. we've not talked about any of this. twitter. why don't like us? >> kayleigh: it's a great question on a run also. around is no better than the taliban on women. "we did not find those things to violate our terms of service because we consider them safe or rattling which is part of the speech of world world...
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afghanistan. there were several heated exchanges with republicans including this one moment when congressman bryan mast asked him about the leaked transcripts from biden's call where biden tried to persuade ghani to change the perception. >> the issue was not whether afghanistan had the capacity to withstand the taliban, whether the will and plan to do so. >> the transcript is a lie. it is in correct. >> it is false, lie, incorrect he did not work to tamp down the intelligence on the taliban? >> absolutely not. >> you can ask why are planes not taking off from mazar-e-sharif and how are people being vetted and what is the administrations approach to deal with the taliban. are they a terrorist organization? some senate democrats would rather focus on the past 20 years than the events that happened in august. senator chris murphy adding he hoped republicans don't turn this into a circus. dana, blinken will appear at this hearing in person. he got a lot of tough love yesterday from republicans for ap
afghanistan. there were several heated exchanges with republicans including this one moment when congressman bryan mast asked him about the leaked transcripts from biden's call where biden tried to persuade ghani to change the perception. >> the issue was not whether afghanistan had the capacity to withstand the taliban, whether the will and plan to do so. >> the transcript is a lie. it is in correct. >> it is false, lie, incorrect he did not work to tamp down the intelligence...
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they get to plunder the resources of afghanistan. how does this shake up the international global situation in that part of the world? >> consequences are going to be catastrophic, eric. america's reputation and our credibility is badly, badly damaged. i think it will take some weeks and months to assess the extent of it but as you mentioned, china already moving in to take advantage, russia certainly looming large in this situation. let's not forget extremist groups around the world who will be celebrating this, who will be profiting off of america's retreat from afghanistan, filling the ranks, filling their coffers. eric: seeing now the helicopter landing, reminiscent of saigon. secretary of state blinken said it's not a saigon redo? is he right? is he wrong? could this have been prevented? >> say worked alongside secretary blinken in the obama white house. a lot of respect for him but he is on this front unfortunately quite wrong. we are seeing not just a saigon moment. we are seeing a moment of american defeat on a scale that is
they get to plunder the resources of afghanistan. how does this shake up the international global situation in that part of the world? >> consequences are going to be catastrophic, eric. america's reputation and our credibility is badly, badly damaged. i think it will take some weeks and months to assess the extent of it but as you mentioned, china already moving in to take advantage, russia certainly looming large in this situation. let's not forget extremist groups around the world who...
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he said to him, we don't care about afghanistan. we believe that pakistan is the only one in that region and that message never ever changed. what we are seeing in afghanistan today as a result of that policy because the taliban leadership is based on pakistan. those are the three leadership councils that cover the entire war for the taliban in afghanistan. they are not just in pakistan, they are in a loving and warm embrace of the isi who recruits on their behalf. orders pakistanis in the tribal areas to give up their children come to go and fight. they don't have a choice sometimes. the united states has known this from day one. this is the staggering part to me, when you hear this debate. intelligence agencies failed to see, the nsa is known as the crown jewel of intelligence curve in the world. and store and analyze and to have a log of the rooms and everything else to sort through. the idea that they missed this, you know what it takes to do an invasion like this? they have to stage forces, you have to have meetings, and you ha
he said to him, we don't care about afghanistan. we believe that pakistan is the only one in that region and that message never ever changed. what we are seeing in afghanistan today as a result of that policy because the taliban leadership is based on pakistan. those are the three leadership councils that cover the entire war for the taliban in afghanistan. they are not just in pakistan, they are in a loving and warm embrace of the isi who recruits on their behalf. orders pakistanis in the...
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worse with the collapse of afghanistan. more on that as it unfolds today. now to the stunning revolution that among the leaders of the taliban's brutal takeover of afghanistan is one of these five gitmo detainees that president obama released in 2014 in exchange for bowe bergdahl, the u.s. soldier that deserted his post in 2009 and was captured by the taliban and afghan and spend five years there in captivity. my next guest was a team leader in bergdahl's platoon. matt veracamp join me now. thanks for your service and thanks for talking with us today. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> it shocked everybody to see this man's photo and to remember that story and all the discussion that surrounded the release of those members of the taliban. how disturbing it was and now to find that he is in a leadership position at this point. this is president obama defending the swap for bowe bergdahl. watch. >> the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo was conditioned on the qataris keeping eyes on th
worse with the collapse of afghanistan. more on that as it unfolds today. now to the stunning revolution that among the leaders of the taliban's brutal takeover of afghanistan is one of these five gitmo detainees that president obama released in 2014 in exchange for bowe bergdahl, the u.s. soldier that deserted his post in 2009 and was captured by the taliban and afghan and spend five years there in captivity. my next guest was a team leader in bergdahl's platoon. matt veracamp join me now....
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the final scene of the american occupation of afghanistan. that means after 20 years and trillions of dollars, readers couldn't manage to pull off an orderly retreat. they couldn't even secure a single runway. and that's the main lesson of the fall, we are led by buffoons. we know that now, they are imposters. everything they touch turns to chaos not just they are but here. these are people who run the amtrak station in downtown manhattan that is filled with drug addicts, people in charge of the power grid of the state of california and have no useful skills yet somehow these people assured us they would turn stone age afghanistan to modern belgium. remembering it now is bitter and hilarious. at this point, our leaders are so discredited they are running out of ways to criticize the taliban. is that biden administration really going to attack the new government of afghanistan for forcing women to cover their faces? are american diplomats actually going to lecture taliban leaders about toppling statues? probably not going to happen. that's how
the final scene of the american occupation of afghanistan. that means after 20 years and trillions of dollars, readers couldn't manage to pull off an orderly retreat. they couldn't even secure a single runway. and that's the main lesson of the fall, we are led by buffoons. we know that now, they are imposters. everything they touch turns to chaos not just they are but here. these are people who run the amtrak station in downtown manhattan that is filled with drug addicts, people in charge of...
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my big flop is harris is heading out of town while afghanistan is in crisis. she announces she will stop at her home in california to campaign for governor newsom. which of these campaign advisors thought this was a good idea? the biggest foreign policy disaster playing out in time. 55% of americans don't think she's qualified to be president or can handle the duties. she was polling at 7% in her home state when she was running for the democrat nominee and dropped out before iowa. who had the bright idea that this is the move that's going to seal the deal for gavin newsom? i want him to lose, but not smart. joe, sorry. >> yeah, not a problem. so we had an msnbc host, and he quotes the notorious big song what's beef which is actually the song that came out as my wedding to. it was a bizarre attempt to explain the seriousness of covid-19. and let's hear it. i can't describe it. let's play it. >> covid is dangerous. it is lethal. it is a bit like the beef notorious big used to rap about. beef is when i see you guaranteed to be in icu. when covid sees you, you can
my big flop is harris is heading out of town while afghanistan is in crisis. she announces she will stop at her home in california to campaign for governor newsom. which of these campaign advisors thought this was a good idea? the biggest foreign policy disaster playing out in time. 55% of americans don't think she's qualified to be president or can handle the duties. she was polling at 7% in her home state when she was running for the democrat nominee and dropped out before iowa. who had the...
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what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan it will spread in follow us home. >> that was the whole point of the mission to make sure we fought them over there instead of here. you represent the state of new york. obviously it is home for all of us here in this state. what your thoughts on what he said? >> he's absolutely right. what he said at the end of the interview was probably the most important thing. it has profound implications fo our home life security. if you think about it, pre- 9/11 , the terror groups were allowed to metastasize in afghanistan. we've already seen chatter that has sent out in national security bulletins about them trying to do something for the 20th anniversary of afghanistan. now the terrorists are going to be bold because america looks weak and they know they have a terrorist breeding ground once again. if you add to that something yo didn't have a 9/11 that we have now is a poor southern border were people are being apprehended. now that it has fell, i think you will see a lot more people wanting to come across the border in do harm to the u
what happens in afghanistan doesn't stay in afghanistan it will spread in follow us home. >> that was the whole point of the mission to make sure we fought them over there instead of here. you represent the state of new york. obviously it is home for all of us here in this state. what your thoughts on what he said? >> he's absolutely right. what he said at the end of the interview was probably the most important thing. it has profound implications fo our home life security. if you...
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>> joey: two stories from afghanistan. there was a local farmer and we knew that the taliban was putting ieds on this property inside tell us where the ids are and he said i don't want them on my property and i would love to tell you but if i tell you they will kill me and my family. they put the ieds in but they wouldn't turn them on. so after we did that we tried to help him, the taliban new it and they thought he talked to us so they went and turned them on. two days later we pulled a 9-year-old girl out of a tree one piece at a time because she had fallen on an ied on his property after they turned it on. that's life under the taliban. we had a toddler brought to us that was burned from the belly button down because they believed it was somehow possessed and they thought dumping it in boiling water would help it, fix it. we where the e.r. for the local village. i saw people blown up and shot, my brothers and sisters, he understood that. it was war. but when you see children hurt out of ignorance of evil, it's not hard
>> joey: two stories from afghanistan. there was a local farmer and we knew that the taliban was putting ieds on this property inside tell us where the ids are and he said i don't want them on my property and i would love to tell you but if i tell you they will kill me and my family. they put the ieds in but they wouldn't turn them on. so after we did that we tried to help him, the taliban new it and they thought he talked to us so they went and turned them on. two days later we pulled a...
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it will be an end to our experience in afghanistan. i just cannot express my anger having been in the white house situation room, april of 1975 while we evacuated american personnel, american military personnel, american translators, vietnamese translators. we took them off of the grounds of the american embassy in a makeshift helicopter landing zone to get them out as the communist north vietnamese was surrounding the embassy. we're in the same position now. >> martha: k.t., thanks very much. we're also working to get secretary of state mike pompeo on the phone. big picture, difficult week for the biden white house. you have covid, inflation, what's going on at the border, the department of security head is there right now and now this to pile on. they have a lot on their plate. >> they do. the politics of this are not good for any administration. it's the administration that is dealing with the exit that will feel the brunt right now. these images will come out now. it is the direction of this president and this defense department ab
it will be an end to our experience in afghanistan. i just cannot express my anger having been in the white house situation room, april of 1975 while we evacuated american personnel, american military personnel, american translators, vietnamese translators. we took them off of the grounds of the american embassy in a makeshift helicopter landing zone to get them out as the communist north vietnamese was surrounding the embassy. we're in the same position now. >> martha: k.t., thanks very...
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to send 35,000 troops into afghanistan. they are needed. i would like every american to know that not only are the troops needed, unfortunately casualties are likely to increase, but we have a game plan in afghanistan that i think justifies the expenditures of blood and treasure that is i about to come. >> tucker: nuzzling with obama telling us, unfortunately casualties will increase, but we have a game plan in afghanistan that i think justifies the expenditures of blood and treasure. so, now is the moment to ask, really, lindsey graham, what was that "game plan"? and at what point did you realize that it wasn't working? well, if graham ever knew that his plans were failing, somehow he forgot to mention it to the rest of the country. so here is two years later telling us that we are really, really close to winning in afghanistan. and not just in afghanistan, bui also in tunisia, egypt, libya, syria, and yemen. this clip is hard to watch, but please, make yourself. >> we are on the verge, in my view, of turning this thing ar
to send 35,000 troops into afghanistan. they are needed. i would like every american to know that not only are the troops needed, unfortunately casualties are likely to increase, but we have a game plan in afghanistan that i think justifies the expenditures of blood and treasure that is i about to come. >> tucker: nuzzling with obama telling us, unfortunately casualties will increase, but we have a game plan in afghanistan that i think justifies the expenditures of blood and treasure. so,...
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and thank you for your service, afghanistan, three tours. we appreciate you being here. >> we hope you will come back. >> we will see you online, we are going to pop on foxnews.com/outnumbered. a "happening now" now. >> melissa: a fox news alert from fox news global headquarters in new york, president trump has departed our nation's capital for a campaign style rally in arizona, air force one lifting off last hour. >> jon: its next stop, phoenix, arizona. tonight's event at that cities event center comes as emotions are still raw in the wake of charlottesville. we are covering all the news, "happening now." >> i will not say when we are going to attack but attack we will. >> jon: >> jon: the commander-if makes a major decision on america's future involvement in afghanistan, our nation's longest war. also, a deep-sea mystery takes a bizarre turn. after the submarine inventors claim about the death of a journalist. plus, nature puts on a spectacular show that dazzles the eye. so long as you wore the right glasses. it's all "happening now" ." w
and thank you for your service, afghanistan, three tours. we appreciate you being here. >> we hope you will come back. >> we will see you online, we are going to pop on foxnews.com/outnumbered. a "happening now" now. >> melissa: a fox news alert from fox news global headquarters in new york, president trump has departed our nation's capital for a campaign style rally in arizona, air force one lifting off last hour. >> jon: its next stop, phoenix, arizona....